@collingtonuk I think that's a fair recommendation if you include that caveat. And I'd be willing to bet that with the Office applications and a full IE web browser, your Surface RT can probably do a lot more in the workplace than an iPad or Nexus can.

@Megalod What is the battery life on the 640M LE like? That may be a bigger part of its fate than raw performance numbers.

I wonder if those new keyboards will work on the existing Surface line. It might be a good way for current owners to bump up the battery life on their devices a bit.

@RgvXavi Agreed. The iPad is a better entertainment device, but for doing work, the Surface can't be beat by anything in the tablet space. And this is also true of the Surface RT.

@HairyMetalHead I think this is a case where they figure that a small sale is better than no sale.

With streaming to other devices, they eliminate the $400 entry cost of buying a PS4 (or other console). And they can do fancy things like "rent" the games (e.g. $10 for a week of play) or even offer monthly subscriptions. The latter would be great for Sony because it would give them a regular, predictable revenue stream.

I figure that the superior gaming experience will still be with the hardcore faithful on their consoles, but this gives them the option to reach more people who aren't ready to make such a large investment.

@dipdish I hope so too. I'd even be willing to pay a subscription cost to get access to the whole PS1 + PS2 catalog.

@edinko I have no experience with Gaikai, but I love OnLive. With a good connection, it's hard to differentiate from a console game.

This is undoubtedly the single most exciting thing coming out of Sony IMHO.

I was a skeptic about streaming games until I tried OnLive, and since then I've been hooked. (And yes, I still play games on OnLive...if you have the bandwidth and like PC games, it's a great value.) I'm still wishing that Microsoft would buy OnLive, but in the meantime, Sony's purchase of Gaikai is the next-best thing for seeing how such a service might thrive with enough financial backing.

This opens up worlds of possibilities where not only can we have cross-platform gaming, but where maybe the platform becomes irrelevant. Sure it would be nice to have PS3 games on the PS4, but how about PS4 games on the PS3? Imagine being able to tap the whole PS catalog going back through the PS2 and PS1. Games that don't require controllers might be great for a tablet. I'd gladly play Parappa the Rapper on a smartphone. And I can only imagine how PSVita sales could skyrocket if you can play games from any PlayStation Platform on them.

As has been stated, the graphical fidelity of streaming doesn't match local play, but that may only bother the pixel-whores out there. In my experience with OnLive, games look like PC games played at about medium settings. But that's a sacrifice I could deal with if it means I can play Destiny on my Vita at my parents' house.

Quantic Dream is among a select few developers who are pushing the boundaries of gaming as art, and probably none of the others are doing it at a AAA level with an eight-figure budget. Kudos to Sony for giving them the resources to achieve their visions. They deserve to reap the rewards.